Entry
Name
L-glutamate:methylamine 1,3-dicarboxypropyltransferase (N-methyl-L-glutamate-forming)
Definition
Methylamine + L-Glutamate <=> Ammonia + N-Methyl-L-glutamate
Equation
Comment
methylamine-glutamate N-methyltransferase
Reaction class
Enzyme
Pathway
rn01120 Microbial metabolism in diverse environments
Brite
Enzymatic reactions [BR:br08201 ]
2. Transferase reactions
2.1 Transferring one-carbon groups
2.1.1 Methyltransferases
2.1.1.21
R01586 Methylamine + L-Glutamate <=> Ammonia + N-Methyl-L-glutamate
BRITE hierarchy
Orthology
K22081 methylamine---glutamate N-methyltransferase subunit A [EC:2.1.1.21 ]
K22082 methylamine---glutamate N-methyltransferase subunit B [EC:2.1.1.21 ]
K22083 methylamine---glutamate N-methyltransferase subunit C [EC:2.1.1.21 ]
Reference
Authors
Shaw WV, Tsai L, Stadtman ER.
Title
The enzymatic synthesis of N-methylglutamic acid.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Latypova E, Yang S, Wang YS, Wang T, Chavkin TA, Hackett M, Schafer H, Kalyuzhnaya MG
Title
Genetics of the glutamate-mediated methylamine utilization pathway in the facultative methylotrophic beta-proteobacterium Methyloversatilis universalis FAM5.
Journal
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